Obituary Listing

Jul 22, 2022

Evelyn R. Silver, 81, Springfield, passed away Friday, July 22, 2022 in Quail Creek.  She was born May 26, 1941 in Pollocksville, NC, the daughter of Leslie Haywood and Agnes (Coston) Rouse.  Evelyn was co-owner of Silver Sweepers with her husband.

Evelyn once stated that the most important things in her life were her family, friends, sports...

Jul 22, 2022

Kenneth W. Woolley

Kenneth/Ken/KW/Kenny/Woolley/Dad/Pop/Grandpa/ Great Grandpa, 94, passed out of this life quietly, Friday, July 22, 2022.

Kenneth was known for his big personality, devotion to his family, and strong work ethic.

He was born and raised in Springfield, MO.  He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 66...

Jul 21, 2022

Springfield – Joseph "Joe" Jordan passed away on July 21, 2022. Joe was born on January 29, 1930, in Arcola, Missouri, to the late Charles P. and Minnie (Taylor) Jordan. He married Dorothy Mae (Fike) Jordan on May 31, 1958, and together they raised three children.

When Joe was about 10 years old, he moved with his...

Jul 20, 2022

Donald Arthur Jabusch passed away July 20, 2022 at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife of 62 years Mary Margaret (Griesemer) Jabusch and his four children, Lisa M. Jabusch, John D. Jabusch, Ann M. (Jabusch) Ackerson, and Catherine L. Jabusch and many other family members. He was predeceased by his three siblings, Paul, Harry, Nancy...

Jul 20, 2022

Peter Nathaniel Kuhn, 28, son of Gretchen Cady Kuhn and Steven Michael Kuhn, passed away unexpectedly on July 20, 2022, in Springfield, MO. He was born on November 19, 1993, in Cleveland, Ohio at University Hospitals. Everyone feels like this about their children, but Peter was the answer to much prayer by many friends and a gift from God. ...

Jul 19, 2022

Ruby Cain (Wyrick) was born in 1929 in rural Kansas, east of Wichita. Growing up on a farm during the Great Depression and World War 2, she graduated from Augusta High School in 1947 and soon after moved to Saint Joseph, Missouri, to live with her older sister, Zeritta, and her family. In St. Joe, Ruby found work and...

Jul 19, 2022

Jeremy Charles James passed away on July 19, 2022 at his home in Springfield at the age of 44.

Jeremy was born on July 12, 1978 in Springfield to Bobby and Gina James.  He resided in the Republic/Springfield area all of his life.  He graduated from Republic High School.  He worked as a...

Jul 18, 2022

Alice Datema, 84, of Springfield, passed away July 18, 2022. She was born June 2, 1938 in Tinallinge, Netherlands to Hommo and Alice van Dijk Datema. She emigrated to the United States with her family in 1949. She graduated from Central Senior High School in 1956. She also received her Diploma in Nursing in 1956 from Burge...

Jul 17, 2022

Kenneth E Meyer of Springfield passed away on July 17, 2022 in Springfield Villas after a long illness.  He was 94 years old.  Ken was born the son of Emil J Meyer and Sophia Louisa Edna (Roethemeier) Meyer in Mt Vernon, MO.  He was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church.

Ken married Jane...

Jul 16, 2022

Laura Lea Sims (56) died in a car accident as she travelled from her home in Peoria, Arizona to be with family in Ohio. The tragedy occurred on Saturday, July 16, 2022, just 30 minutes from her sister's home in Springfield, Missouri.

She was born on February 26, 1966 in Marion, Indiana, to...

Jul 16, 2022

Erma Dean Forrester, age 95, passed away on July 16, 2022 at home in Nixa, MO, with family by her side. Erma was born Sept. 3, 1926 in Overland Park, KS, she was the only child of Ernest and Della Glauser. She is preceded in death by her husband of 76 years, Warren Frank Forrester(deceased 2019). Both Erma and...

Jul 15, 2022

Jessica Leann Nadeau, 18 months, of Springfield MO, passed away in her sleep on July 15, 2022.

She is survived by her parents Lauren Ann Rykowski and Justin Edward Nadeau; her great-great grandmother Christine Stuart; great-grandparents Carolyn and Daniel Nadeau, Larenda and Jack Flenspach, Robert and Janet Menard, Debby Fields-Iino and James Boyce;...

Jul 14, 2022

Terry Martin Muns, 61, of Springfield, Missouri passed away on July 14 th , 2022. Terry was born on August 5 th , 1960 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri to Joan Muns (Martin) and James H. Muns and united in marriage to Holly Muns on September 22, 2006.

Terry graduated from the University of Central Missouri with a...

Jul 12, 2022

Mary Jane Sponenberg of Springfield, Missouri was surrounded by her family when she passed on Tuesday, July 12th.

Mary Jane was the daughter or R.L. and Mary Thompson and was born in Enid, Oklahoma on December 26, 1942.  Her family moved to Derby, Kansas where she went to High School and met the man that she would...

Jul 11, 2022

Lisa Faye Drafahl Glenn, 62, of Willard, passed away on July 11, 2022. She was born September 28, 1959 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

She is survived by her children: Jennifer Frazier (Jason Frazier) and Robert Jones; granddaughters: Elizabeth Frazier and Rebecca Frazier; siblings: Mike Drafahl, Angela Skersick, Shelly McKnight, and Timothy Northrup.

Jul 10, 2022

Blake Kristopher Allen Jones, 18, passed away July 10, 2022 doing the thing he loved the most: riding a motorcycle.  He was born the son of Deanna Jones at Lake Regional in Osage Beach.

Blake was preceded in death by his Oma, Grace Gatzert of St Louis and his cousin Bo, Gene Gazert II of Anna, TX. ...

Jul 8, 2022

Heaven got all it can handle when Richard Charles Opfer passed away peacefully in his sleep in Springfield, Missouri on Friday evening July 8, 2022.

Richard was born on September 17, 1934, in the Bronx, New York. He spent his early years in Island Park, NY where he attended Island Park Grammar School. His family then moved...

Jul 7, 2022

Mary Joyce King Bradley Northcutt, a long time resident of Springfield Mo. was born in Phillipsburg Mo. on November 24th, 1933 to the late James H. and Jewell King, the youngest of 3 children(Harold, Pauline, Mary Joyce). Mary passed away on July 7th, at 10:46 a.m. at Mercy Hospital.

She became a member of the Church of...

Jul 6, 2022

Naomi Faye Brewer Murray Of Springfield Missouri passed away on July 6, 2022 at the age of

80. She is survived by her husband Thomas Russell Murray, her son Russell Thomas Murray, her daughter LaShelle Murray McGuire and her husband Brad McGuire. Her grandchildren, Lily Murray Simović, Sophie Murray, Ellie Murray , Grayson McGuire and...

Jul 4, 2022

Brian Lee Starks, 56, of Springfield, passed away July 4, 2022. He was born July 5, 1965 to Juan Othello Starks, Sr. and Loyce Mae Grant Starks.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Johnny C. and Mary G. Adams Starks and maternal grandparents Lee and Doris B. Grant.

He is survived by...